Furniture



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FURNITURE 2 Sl-lEETS-Sl-IEE'I' 2 Patented May 5, 1953 U N I T E D S TATES PATENT QFFI 2,637,045

7 FURNITURE Johannes Steal-ties. Amsterdam, Netherlands, as- Signor to Bruyn'z'ecls Deure'n'fabriek N. V. of Pieter Ghijsenlaan, Zaandam, Netherlands 6 Claims.

This invention relates to a combination article of furniture that can be taken to pieces and assembled. Bedsteads, cupboards, and so forth, capable of being taken apart and reassembled,

' are already known.

According to theinvention the side Walls of a bedstead, in particular of a cot, are so constructed and extended as to constitute the side walls of a cupboard forming a single unit with the bed.

In many dwellings space is so limited that furniture for which there is only occasonal use gets in the way. This applies especially to furniture used for small children, such as a cot, a cupboard, and, for instance, a bath.- Such furniture is used only from time to time, and frequently it is placed in a normally furnished bedroom. If these articles of furniture are not used, they take up l lll6h space unnecessarily. This can be avoided by means of the combination furniture which forms the subject of the invention.

A constructional form of the invention together with its uses and advantages will now be described by way of exampie with reference to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings wherein Figure l is a perspective view of an article of 'cohibination'furniture made in accordance with with the bed. As shown in the drawing, the side walls can be made symmetrical so as to give two raised portions 3, between which a rail 4 is inserted. A cupboard can be constructed. either at the head or the foot of the bed. As will be seen in Figure 2, the partition at the foot of the bed forms the rear wall of the cupboard, which may be provided with shelves. The extended side walls of the bed are equipped with the means for fixing or supporting the cupboard shelves. The cupboard is covered by a leaf 5, which can serve as a table, for instance when nursing the baby. The cupboard is closed by means of doors 6 and l, to the inside of which are attached a towel rail 8 (Figure 2), wash basin, soap and powder receptacle 9, etc. This can be seen clearly in Figure 3.

Preferably there should be two table leaves, one above the other, so arranged that part ill is hinged on an axis l I perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bed, and so can be folded 2 over this axis into the planebf leaf Part 18 can then rest on' the upper portion of theside walls I, or on the wooden rail 4 combined therewith. In this way a larger table surface isobtaineda desirable feature when nursing a baby. Figure 3 shows the table top opened out.

A raised border if should preferably be added to the table top it] which. border together with top It can be folded back by means of hinges H. On the one hand this has the advantage of protecting the bab while on the other a mattress 13 can be kept folded between the table leaves 5 and it, where it will" be invisible when these are closed (Figure 1). If required a sheet of rubber sponge, with a smooth upper" side, and forming part of the leaves 5 and Hi, can be used.

It is very useful to insert a rod N, whichcan be withdrawn, in table leaf fll. When this rod is drawn out one end of a bath tub 15 can: be suspended from it by means of hooks at opposite ends of the tub, one of which hooks engages over the rod hi while the other hook engages over the top of the door 6 as shown in Fig. 3, while the other end rests on the" door 6 after this has been opened at an angle of 180.

In this connection it may be pointed out that an article of combination furniture comprising a nursing table and a bath is mentioned in the United States Patent 1,409,942. In this known combination furniture, however, the method of combination is quite different.

It is advisable, especially if the bath is suspended between the door 6 and rod Hi, to provide under the bed, and in the width of it, a drawer 16 which can be pulled out. The drawer IE5 is supported on conventional rails suitably carried by the bed frame. The open door can then, for instance, be pressed against a support projecting from the lateral edge I! of the drawer, or from the bed itself, and so be supported.

As shown in Figure 3, the front of the drawer can be left open, and be closed by a flap l8 which folds upwards. The drawer can also be designed with a vertical front wall, in which case the latter serves to close the drawer opening.

As shown in Figure 4, the bath tub is can be kept in a space (9 provided beneath the head of the bed.

Figure 5 shows a. somewhat different way of constructing the leaf of the table. The upper part It) consists, for instance. of a combination of plywood and rubber sponge, and has no protruding edge, and is moreover somewhat shorter than as shown in Figures 1 and 3.

I claim:

1. A combination article of furniture comprising a bedstead and cupboard having side walls for the bedstead each extended at one end so that they will reach beyond one end of the bedstead to constitute the side walls of the cupboard, and a cover plate consisting of two leaves, one of said leaves being secured to the upper portion of the extended portion of the side walls ofthe bed, hinge means having a hinging axis extending transversely of the bed connecting one side edge of the other leaf to a side edge of the secured leaf so that the other leaf can be folded from a position overlying the secured leaf to a position alongside of the secured leaf and bearing on the side walls of the bedstead.

2. A combination article of furniture comprising a bedstead having end walls, side walls each having integral sections extending beyond one of the end walls, said extending sections of the side walls and the end wall beyond which they extend cooperating to form a cupboard, and a cover for the cupboard comprising two sections hinged together, each having a side hinged to an adjacent side edge of the other, with one section secured to the top of the cupboard and the other section hingedly movable from a position over the secured section to a table forming position alongside of the secured section.

3. A combination article of furniture comprising a bedstead having end walls, side walls each having integral sections extending beyond one of the end walls,-said extending sections of the side walls and the end wall beyond which they extend cooperating to form a cupboard, and a cover for the cupboard comprising two sections hinged together, each having a side edge hinged to an adjacent side edge of the other, with one section secured to the top of the cupboard and the other section hingedly movable from a posi- .1

tion over the secured section to a table forming posiiton alongside of the secured section, and a drawer slidably mounted in the side portion of the bedstead at the bottom thereof.

4. A combination article of furniture comprising a bedstead having side walls each with an integral section extending at one end beyond that end of the bedstead, an end partition at the end of the bedstead adjacent the extended sections, a pair of doors, one hinged on each extended section, and a cover plate consisting of upper and lower leaves, the lower of said leaves being on the upper portion of the extended portion of the side walls of the bed, hinge means having a hinging axis extending transversely of the bed connecting one side edge of the upper leaf to a side edge of the lower leaf so that the upper leaf can be unfolded from a position overlying the lower leaf to a position alongside of the lower leaf and bearing on the side walls of the bedstead, said extended portions, doors and cover plate together forming a cupboard at one end of the bedstead.

5. A combination article of furniture according to claim 4, in which the movable leaf of the cover plate is provided with an adjustable rod which is adapted in its extended position to support one end of a bath tub with the other end supported on one of the doors in its wide open position.

6. A combination article of furniture according to claim 4, in which a slidable drawer and drop door therefor is provided at one side of the bedstead at the bottom thereof.

JOHANNES STAARTJES.

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